# Kiev doing everything to prevent peace and any talks, Putin says

https://mins.news/en/item/64832

- TASS, 2026-09-18 20:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189957

> President Vladimir Putin says the Kiev regime is working to ensure there is no peace or negotiation with Russia. He cites what he calls another crime by the Ukrainian army: a strike on the home of Yelena Ostanina, head of a precinct election commission in Oktyabrskoye, Zaporozhye Region, which he says killed her.

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